Fan Club Christmas Challenge - July

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Hello!  I have a little Christmas in July coming your way.  Since Christmas cards are my favorite cards to make, I love being part of the Fan Club Christmas Challenge at SCS!  It's very hot this time of year where we live, so I love cooling off with winter cards.  I will have quite a few winter posts this month!

Tip: this stamp set is Peace on Earth and it's 50% off while supplies last!  Such a great value for this cute Christmas set!

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Clean Edged Watercolor

Hello! This week, I have chosen Lydia's Clean Edge Masking tutorial for Watercolor Wednesday at SCS.  This is such a quick and fun watercolor project!  I can imagine sitting and just creating a bunch of note cards in an afternoon!  The sentiment is from a collection of More Basic Greetings.  

I couldn't stop with just one card!  Next, I used the Clean Edge technique, but this time I went with a horizontal border.  Before the paint was completely dry, I used a rag and dabbed a few places for a fun textured look.  Then using stamps, I created a whimsical take on the Whale & Boat art.  Lucky for me the Take Me To The Sea stamp set also has a Die Set!  I stamped the boat and watercolored it directly on the paper but I didn't like the colors I chose so I simply stamped another boat, watercolored it in red and die cut it! 

We would love for you to join us for this week's Free Watercolor Wednesday Challenge at SCS!

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Shine Bright with the Impression Obsession June Kit

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Hello!  This week we are taking another look at the beautiful Impression Obsession June Red Rubber Cling  Kit.  Also, new for June is a beautiful paper pack, By the Sea.  I love paper of all kinds so I couldn't wait to use it!  I also used the Rectangle 6 in 1 Frame Die.  It's one die that cuts out 6 frames.  I keep all the extra unused frames in a bag so this one was previously cut and waiting for me!

Hop on over to the Impression Obsession Blog for a full list of the Design Team members participating in the June Kit Showcase!  

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Purrfectly Wonderful!

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Hi!  I am up on the My Sweet Petunia Blog today!  You can visit me there to view the entire card. I will mention here that I used the Silhouette Kitties stamp set by Impression Obsession.  It's half off while supplies last!  It's such a cute stamp set and it's pictured at the bottom of this post.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

 

MISTI

Mini MISTI

MIS-T Ruler

And to clean up my MISTI I use:

Novus 1 Plastic Polish

Novus 2 Fine Scratch Cleaner

 

A Beach Body At the Beach for IO Theme Day

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This month's IO Theme is At the Beach!  

There are a lot of fun new beach-related stamp sets to choose from this month so have a look HERE at what's new!

I am featuring the adorable Summer Girls set along with the Beach Mode sentiment set.  Psst, the Beach Mode set is 1/2 off!  These sets are not new for this month but I was called away unexpectedly so, I quickly created this fun beach card before I left!

  Summer Girls have such sweet images that I couldn't resist them for our Beach Theme!

We hope you will stop by the Impression Obsession Blog to see all the DT Beach projects! 

Thanks so much for looking! 

 

Enjoy the Summer - June Release Hop Day 2!

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Welcome to the Impression Obsession June Release Hop Day 2!

Enjoy every moment with this beautiful Beach Chair set!  I framed the image with the Rectangle 6 in 1 Frames Die set. Then stamped the umbrella a second time and paper pieced it over the framing.  

An ocean breeze sets the mind at ease!  For this card, I left the beautiful Enjoying the View image in black & white and created an ocean scene with Distress Inks.  I sure would love to be where she is right now!  :)  

Welcome to the June Release Hop!

June 15th -17th the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing projects with BRAND NEW & old favorite clear stamps & dies that were previously released! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession $25 gift certificates for the event so the more you comment through our Release Celebration the more chances to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Tuesday, June 20th at 8pm CT

All winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 21st on the Impression Obsession Blog.

For a look at all of the new Release stop by HERE!

Today's HOP order:

IO Stamps Blog
Laura Williams
Angela Bode

I am also playing along with this week's Free 4 All Challenge at SCS.  

Love & Light for the Impression Obsession June Kit Hop & Giveaway

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Welcome to the June Limited Release Rubber Kit Hop!

I had such a great time with the summery, June Kit!  This kit works beautifully for masculine cards, nautical fans, and lighthouse enthusiasts!  

I created a "wooden" background for the compass rose with the Wood Planks Die set and then cut out my wooden decor with a die from the Deckled Frame set.  Then I heat embossed the compass rose image on the "wooden plank" background.  

The Limited Edition Kits are sold HERE.

Lately, I have been favoring Distress Inked backgrounds and I love how the bright sky looks with the lighthouse details in shadow.    

Hop Details!

June 6th– 8th the IO Team will be sharing new projects with the May Limited Edition red rubber stamp set.

You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

We will be giving away THREE Impression Obsession Grab Bags for the event so the more you comment through our blog hop the more chances to win!

All comments for each of the event days will be open until Saturday, June 11th at 8pm CT

All winners will be announced on Sunday, June 12th on the Impression Obsession Blog.

Today's Hop List:

IO Stamps Blog

Laura Williams

Angela Bode (that's me!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

 

A Morning Coffee Discount!

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Hello, I love creating coffee-themed cards so today, I decided to feature this fun set by Impression Obsession on the My Sweet Petunia Blog. To view the full card, head on over to My Sweet Petunia!   

Before you go, I just want to share with you why I like the Coffee Delight Set so much!  The saucer and cup are separate stamps which allow for even more stamping possibilities.  The set includes three coffee toppings, three sentiments, and two small related images.  The BEST part is this set is half off right now!   

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